Andrew Forbes
Andrew is in his 5th year reporting for The Hockey Writers covering the Toronto Maple Leafs. He's the lead Maple Leafs writer and Special Events Coordinator and writes the Tape2Tape column on top of that. He began his broadcasting with CBC's Hockey Night in Canada team as well as being part of their coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. He's a national scout for Grandstand Sport Network and former play-by-play voice of the London Jr. Knights for Rogers TV. You can find more of his work at http://andrewgforbes.wordpress.com/ and follow him on Twitter at @AndrewGForbes.
Author's Posts
Game of Numbers: Florida Panthers Edition
February 6th, 2015 The Game of Numbers is an exclusive THW series looking at upcoming milestones around the NHL. Each team will be looked at individually in three parts – individual player milestones, franchise player milestones, and players that rank in the top 100 in NHL history in any big statistical category. Finding themselves in Florida, the...
Q & A With Former NHL Enforcer Dave Hutchison (Part I)
February 5th, 2015 For over a decade, Dave Hutchison platooned blue lines around the NHL. From Los Angeles to Toronto - with stops in Chicago and New Jersey in between - Hutchison raked in 116 points (19g-97a) and 1,550 penalty minutes in 584 regular season NHL games. Now, at 62, the former NHL enforcer finds himself fortunate enough to still reap the...
The Hole in the Hockey Hall of Fame
February 5th, 2015 Four hundred and fifty-five goals, 633 assists and over a point-per-game in one’s NHL career without getting a call to join the likes of hockey’s greatest. That’s just a simplified look at the career of former Calgary Flame captain, Theoren Fleury. Now, add to that a Stanley Cup ring and the fact that he’s currently among the...
Game of Numbers: Edmonton Oilers Edition
January 27th, 2015 The Game of Numbers is an exclusive THW series looking at upcoming milestones around the NHL. Each team will be looked at individually in three parts – individual player milestones, franchise player milestones, and players that rank in the top 100 in NHL history in any big statistical category. Edmonton's been disappointed with...
Phil Kessel: Stepping Away From Media Clichés
January 22nd, 2015 We’ve heard them all before - those typical answers that athletes give during media scrums. But what drives these player clichés? Why don’t athletes and coaches give their all in coming up with unique answers? The answer is simple. Predetermined answers are used by professional athletes to shy away from the post-interview...
The Bullies Are Back on Broad Street
January 21st, 2015 Last night’s game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins will be referred to by many as a classic example of old-time hockey - full of hard hits, fights and a defined rivalry. Others will look at it differenty - a game where referees lost control of the players or where coaches just didn’t know where to draw the...
